Cigarette ejector and lighter



April 25, 1933. M, CONFORTI ET AL 1,906,134

CIGARETTE EJECTOR AND LIGHTER Filed March 11. 1952 MHTTHEW COMFORT! ROBERT MHLERBH INVENTORS Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATES MATTHEW GONFORTI, or NEW YORK, AND ROBERT MALERBAQOE. nnooxmrit, nEw we];

CIGARETTE EJ'EGTOR Ami" LIGHTER Application filed March 11, 1952. serial nqfseazdr This invention relates to cigarette ejecting and lighting mechanism and comprises a cigarette container mounted on lazy tongs mechanism and means operable by movement of the mechanism to eject cigarettes from the container, the ejecting mechanism including means for lighting the cigarettes.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the application with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as do not effect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device of our invention, the cover of the cigarette container being broken away, the view showing a cigarette partly ejected and the lazy tongs mech anism which carries the cigarette container being fragmentarily shown.

Fig. 2 is a left end view of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, enlarged to show details of the upper part of the cigarette container and associated mechanism.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, the numeral 5 indicates lazy tongs mechanism which may be mounted at any suitable place or position, such, for example, as in an automobile within convenient reach of one or more of the occupants, especially the drivers seat. A

cigarette container 6 is mounted on the proximal end of the mentioned mechanism, being fastened to the horizontal strip 7 which is pivotally connected at 8 to the mentioned mechanism and which has a slot 9 through which extends a pin 10, on which the strip 7 rides as the lazy tongs mechanism is worked back and forth. A vertical strip 11 is secured to the bottom 12 of the cigarette container adjacent the front of the latter and a bar 15 is slidably mounted on the strip 11, the cigarettes being placed above the bar and the latter pressed upwardly by means of a spring 16 positioned between the strip 11 and the back of the container, the ends of the spring contacting the bottom of the container and the bar 15. The mechanism just described provides for the continuous placement of the cigarettes, one at a time,'in a position to be ejected from the container as the lazy tongs Q mechanism is extended forwardly by a pulling action. An opening 18 is formed in the casing so that the cigarettes may be ejected therethrough. w

- Means are provided for ejecting the cigarettes, one at a time, said means being actuated by movement of the lazy tongs mechanism. Said ejecting means comprises a member 20 containing a spiral lighting elev ment 21 adapted to be electrically heated and 7 to abut against the end of a cigarette and light the same as it is about to be completely ejected from the cigarette container. The member 20 is made to respond to movement of the lazy tongs mechanism due to the fact'75 that it is connected to an endless belt 23, the upper flight of which is secured to the pin 10, which extends from the lazy tongs mechanism and which therefore Works back and forth with the movement of the mentioned mechanism to move the belt and therefore the ejecting member 20, the mentioned belt being supported on the cylindrical members 25 and 26, which are fastened to the casing. The movement of the mentioned mechanism is thus effective to move the member 20 from the right side to the left side of the container in the action of ejecting the cigarette. A 7 spring 28 pressed inwardly by another v spring '29 passes through the rightside of the cigarette container and prevents the movement of the ejecting member 20 from the container when the mentioned mechanism is closed or collapsed. Said springs 28 and 29 are secured to the right side of the container. The electric lighter 21 is connected to electrical coductors which include the conductor 32 and the push-button switch 33, the circuit preferably including a ground connection, the mentioned conductor 32 being flexible and riding on a pulley 35 secured to the horizontal slotted strip 7.

What is claimed as new is:

In a device of the character described a cigarette container and an electric lighter movable to eject a cigarette from its con tainer and adapted to light the cigarette, in combination with lazy tongs mechanism on which said container is mounted and means operated by the movement of said mechanism for effecting movement of said lighter.

In testimony whereof we hereby aifix our signatures.

MATTHEW CONFORTI. ROBERT MALERBA. 

